U.S. Route 19 in West Virginia

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 19 in West Virginia. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 19.

U.S. Route 19 (US 19) runs south to north up through central West Virginia. The route runs from the Virginia state line at Bluefield, north to the Pennsylvania state line south of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania.

U.S. Route 19
Corridor L
US 19 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by WVDOH
Length	253.5 mi[1] (408.0 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
South end	US 19 in Bluefield, VA
Major intersections	US 52 in Bluefield I-77 near Camp Creek WV 16 near Oak Hill US 60 at Hico I-79 near Canfield US 33 / US 119 in Weston US 50 in Clarksburg US 250 in Fairmont I-79 near Westover US 119 / WV 7 in Morgantown
North end	US 19 near Mount Morris PA
Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Counties	Mercer, Raleigh, Fayette, Nicholas, Braxton, Lewis, Harrison, Marion, Monongalia
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided West Virginia State Highway System Interstate US State
← WV 18 → WV 20

Route description

View north along US 19 and Corridor L north of Hico

View south along US 19 at I-79 in Lewis County

US 19 passes through the limits of the cities and towns of Bluefield, Princeton, Beckley, Oak Hill, Fayetteville, Summersville, Flatwoods, Weston, Jane Lew, Clarksburg, Shinnston, Worthington, Monongah, Fairmont, Rivesville, Westover, Morgantown, and Star City, in addition to the smaller communities of Kegley, Spanishburg, Flat Top, Ghent, Cool Ridge, Shady Spring, Daniels, Beaver, Johnstown, Hico, Heaters, Napier, Letch, Ireland, Ben Dale, Homewood, Kitsonville, Hepzibah, Meadowbrook, Enterprise, Arnettsville, and Georgetown.^[2]

Between Bluefield and Beckley, US 19 has been largely supplanted by Interstate 77 (I-77) and the West Virginia Turnpike. Between Prosperity and northeast of Canfield, the route serves as a major southwest–northwest artery as Corridor L of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS). It is along Corridor L that it crosses the New River via the well-known New River Gorge Bridge. Between Canfield and into Pennsylvania, the route has largely supplanted by I-79.

Aside from the four-lane limited access Corridor L, US 19 remains largely two-lane rural road with numerous curves outside of major cities.^[1]

History

By May 1973, hearings had been planned on widening the highway to four lanes in between Claypool Hill and Lebanon; at that time, such work had been completed between Abingdon and Hansonville, with a contract allocated for work from Hansonville to Lebanon.^[3]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Mercer	Bluefield	0.00	0.00		US 19 south (Virginia Avenue) – Bluefield	Continuation into Virginia
		1.3	2.1		US 52 west (Spruce Street)	South end of US 52 overlap
		2.1	3.4		US 52 east (Bland Street)	One-way street, outbound access only
		2.14	3.44		US 52 (Federal Street) US 52 Truck begins	One-way street, inbound access only; north end of US 52 overlap; south end of US 52 Truck overlap; western terminus of US 52 Truck
	​	5.0	8.0		WV 112 east – Oakvale	Western terminus of WV 112; former US 19 north
	​	5.3	8.5		US 460 west / US 52 Truck south to I-77 – Tazewell Va.	North end of US 52 Truck overlap; south end of US 460 overlap
	​	8.6	13.8		WV 123 west – Mercer County Airport	Eastern terminus of WV 123
	​	10.6	17.1		US 460 east – Pearisburg VA	North end of US 460 overlap
	Princeton	12.2	19.6		WV 104 west (Morrison Drive)	South end of WV 104 overlap
		12.3	19.8		WV 104 east (Stafford Drive)	North end of WV 104 overlap
		12.7– 12.8	20.4– 20.6		WV 20 (Main Street)	Traffic circle around Mercer County Courthouse
	​	17.3– 17.4	27.8– 28.0		WV 10 north – Matoaka	Southern terminus of WV 10
	​	28.5– 28.7	45.9– 46.2		I-77 – Bluefield, Beckley	I-77 exit 20
Raleigh	Ghent	38.6	62.1		CR 48 (Odd Road) to I-77 Toll
	Shady Spring	45.1	72.6		WV 3 east (Hinton Road) – Hinton	South end of WV 3 overlap
	​	46.8	75.3		WV 307 west (Grandview Road)	Eastern terminus of WV 307
	Daniels–Beaver line	49.2	79.2		WV 307 east (Airport Road) to I-64	Western terminus of WV 307
	Beckley	51.1	82.2		WV 3 west (Fayette Street)	North end of WV 3 overlap
		51.3	82.6		WV 210 north (Kanawha Street) – Downtown	Southern terminus of WV 210
		51.7	83.2		To I-64 / I-77 – Lewisburg, Bluefield	"To I-64/I-77" signed northbound only
		52.0	83.7		Larew Avenue / Jersey Avenue to I-64 / I-77
		52.7	84.8		WV 41 south (Johnstown Road)	South end of WV 41 overlap
		53.5– 53.6	86.1– 86.3		WV 41 north (Stanaford Road) to I-64 – Prince Rural Acres Drive to WV 16 south	North end of WV 41 overlap; "To WV 16 south" signed northbound only, "To I-64" signed southbound only
		54.6	87.9		WV 16 south / Ragland Road (CR 8)	South end of WV 16 overlap
	Prosperity	57.9– 58.2	93.2– 93.7		I-64 / I-77 (Toll Road) / WV 16 north – Charleston, Bluefield, Bradley	Tolled interchange with I-64/I-77, intersection with WV 16; north end of WV 16 overlap; I-77 exit 48; access to I-64/I-77 via unsigned US 19 Alt. (Corridor L south)
					Begin US 19 overlap with limited access Corridor L
	​	59.4	95.6		Bradley	Interchange via connector road to WV 16
Fayette	​	59.8	96.2		Mt. Hope	Interchange via connector road
	​				WV 612 west (Whipple Church Road) – Mossy	Eastern terminus of WV 612
	Oak Hill	66.5	107.0		WV 16 south / WV 61 south – Greenstown, Hilltop	South end of WV 16/WV 61 overlap
				Begin freeway
		66.8– 66.9	107.5– 107.7	—	WV 16 north / WV 61 north (Hank Williams Sr. Memorial Road) – Downtown	North end of WV 16/WV 61 overlap; northbound exit and southbound entrance
		67.6– 68.0	108.8– 109.4	—	E. Main Street (WV 16) WV 16 (Main Street) to WV 61 north	Northbound signage Southbound signage
		68.4– 68.8	110.1– 110.7	—	CR 1943 (Oyler Avenue)
		69.4– 69.7	111.7– 112.2	—	CR 38 (Summerlee Road)
		70.1– 70.6	112.8– 113.6	—	CR 2118 (Lochgelly Road) to WV 16 – North Oak Hill
	​	71.3	114.7	End freeway
	Fayetteville	74.5	119.9		WV 16 (Court Street) – Fayetteville, Gauley Bridge
	New River	75.6– 76.2	121.7– 122.6		New River Gorge Bridge
	Hico	81.2– 81.6	130.7– 131.3		US 60 (Midland Trail) – Gauley Bridge, Rainelle	Interchange
Meadow River		86.3– 86.6	138.9– 139.4		Kevin Ritchie Memorial Bridge
Nicholas	​	91.4	147.1		WV 129 – Mount Nebo, Drennen, Summersville Lake
	​	92.7	149.2		WV 41 south – Mount Nebo	South end of WV 41 overlap
	Summersville Lake	94.7– 95.0	152.4– 152.9		Hughes Bridge
	Summersville	97.3	156.6		WV 41 north – Summersville	North end of WV 41 overlap
		97.9	157.6		WV 39 – Richwood, Summersville
		100.3	161.4		WV 41 – Craigsville, Webster Springs, Summersville	Craigsville signed northbound only; Summersville signed southbound only
	​	104.3– 104.7	167.9– 168.5		WV 55 east – Muddlety, Craigsville	Interchange; western terminus of WV 55
	Birch River	115.0– 115.4	185.1– 185.7		WV 82 – Birch River, Cowen	Interchange
Braxton	​	125.2– 125.6	201.5– 202.1		Northern terminus of limited access Corridor L
					I-79 south – Charleston	South end of I-79 overlap; I-79 exit 57
	​	129.3– 129.7	208.1– 208.7	62	WV 4 – Sutton, Gassaway	Exit number follows I-79
	​	134.6– 134.7	216.6– 216.8		I-79 north – Clarksburg	North end of I-79 overlap; I-79 exit 67
	​	134.8	216.9		WV 4 south to WV 15 – Sutton	South end of WV 4 overlap
	Heaters	139.8	225.0		WV 5 north (Gem Road)	Southern terminus of WV 5
Lewis	​	155.9– 156.0	250.9– 251.1		WV 4 north – Rock Cave, West Virginia Wildlife Center	North end of WV 4 overlap
	​	170.2– 170.3	273.9– 274.1		I-79 – Clarksburg, Charleston	I-79 exit 91
	Bendale	175.0	281.6		Skin Creek Road (CR 30) to I-79
	Weston	176.5	284.0		Center Avenue (US 19 north)	One-way street, outbound access only; U-turn from US 19 south (Main Avenue)
		176.8	284.5		US 33 / US 119 (Second Street) – Historic Asylum Tours	South end of US 33/US 119 overlap
		176.9	284.7		US 33 east / US 119 north (Third Street east) to I-79	Northbound access only
		177.0	284.9		US 19 south / US 33 west / US 119 south (Main Avenue south)	One-way street, outbound access only; north end of US 33/US 119 overlap
					US 19 / US 33 / US 119 (Third Street)	One-way street, inbound access only; north end of US 33/US 119 overlap
	Jane Lew	183.9	296.0		CR 7 (Hackers Creek Road) to I-79
Harrison	​	193.4	311.2		WV 270 east (Main Street)	Western terminus of WV 270
	Clarksburg	199.6	321.2		WV 98 west (Davisson Run Road) to US 50	South end of WV 98 overlap
		200.0	321.9		WV 98 east (Clarksburg Park Way) – Nutter Fort	North end of WV 98 overlap
		201.4	324.1		WV 20 east (Milford Street / West Pike Street)	South end of WV 20 overlap
		202.8	326.4		US 50 (Northwestern Turnpike) – Bridgeport, Parkersburg
	Meadowbrook	208.2	335.1		CR 24 (Meadowbrook Road) to I-79	"To I-79" signed southbound only
	​	210.0	338.0		WV 20 west – Lumberport, New Martinsville	North end of WV 20 overlap
	Shinnston	211.6	340.5		WV 131 south (Saltwell Road) to I-79 / Monroe Street / Charles Street	Northern terminus of WV 131
Bingamon Creek					Kenneth Riley Bridge
Marion	​	217.8	350.5		WV 218 north – Farmington	Southern terminus of WV 218
	​	218.2	351.2		CR 27 to I-79
	Fairmont	224.6	361.5		WV 310 south (Fourth Street) to I-79 / US 250	Northern terminus of WV 310
		225.0	362.1		US 250 (Cleveland Avenue) to WV 310 / I-79	West end of US 250 overlap; "To WV 310/I-79" signed southbound only
		225.1	362.3		US 250 south (Fairmont Avenue) to WV 310
		225.2	362.4		Jefferson Street (US 250 north) to US 19 south	Northbound signage; east end of US 250 overlap
					Jefferson Street to I-79	Southbound signage; east end of US 250 overlap
Monongalia	​	241.5– 241.7	388.7– 389.0		I-79 – Fairmont, Washington	I-79 exit 152
	Westover	242.9	390.9		WV 100 north (Holland Avenue)	Southern terminus of WV 100
	Monongahela River	243.6– 243.7	392.0– 392.2		Joseph C. Bartolo Memorial Bridge
	Morgantown	243.7	392.2		US 119 north / WV 7 east (Pleasant Street) US 119 south (University Avenue) to I-68	South end of US 119/WV 7 overlap; Pleasant St. is one-way, outbound access only
		243.8	392.4		US 119 / WV 7 (Walnut Street)	One-way street, inbound access only; north end of US 119/WV 7 overlap
		245.8	395.6		WV 705 east (Patteson Drive) / WVU Coliseum	Western terminus of WV 705
	Osage	247.2	397.8		Chaplin Hill Road (CR 1924) to I-79 – Fairmont, Washington PA	Cities signed southbound only
	​	249.0	400.7		WV 7 west (Mason Dixon Highway) – Blacksville, Wadestown	North end of WV 7 overlap
	​	252.6	406.5		WV 100 south	Northern terminus of WV 100
	​	253.5	408.0		US 19 north (Mt. Morris Road)	Continuation into Pennsylvania
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access